Ravindra Jadeja, James Anderson Found Not Guilty Of Breaching ICC Code of Conduct

England fast bowler James Anderson and India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja have been found not guilty of breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) code of conduct and are free to play in next week's fourth test at Old Trafford.

LONDON: England fast bowler James Anderson and India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja have been found not guilty of breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) code of conduct and are free to play in next week's fourth test at Old Trafford.

The hearing was conducted by Judicial Commissioner Gordon Lewis. The ICC made the announcement after a six-hour video-conference hearing on Friday into an alleged incident during the first test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. The verdict came as a huge relief for Anderson, who faced the prospect of a two-Test ban if he had been found guilty of a Level 3 offence.

"Witnesses, including some Indian and English players, provided evidence and were cross-examined by the respective legal counsels," world cricket's governing body said in a statement.

The ICC added the hearings were also attended by the two team managers, representatives of the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the governing body's ethics and regulatory lawyer.

Anderson was accused of pushing and abusing Jadeja during the second day of the first Test at Trent Bridge on July 10.

Jadeja was initially fined 50 percent of his match fee but that punishment was dropped.